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Jenny Rae
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davidewart.bsky.social
If you sacked twitter for bluesky you will know the feeling. Sack Google for duck duck go.
May 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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hellyeahcorks.bsky.social
Having to holler that the deep sea is *not a dumping zone you can just stick stuff in and forget about* since the 1950s (perhaps before? I'm unsure here). 🤦‍♀️

JFC.
mongabay.com Mongabay @mongabay.com · Sep 3
[Commentary] Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, the unique and unstudied Orca Basin is threatened by corporate plans to dump organic waste for carbon storage.

In this op-ed, deep-sea biologist @drcraigmc.bsky.social warns that this ancient deep-sea ecosystem is a living system, not a waste repository.
Gulf of Mexico’s unique Orca Basin shouldn’t become a carbon dump (commentary)
It’s 3 a.m. and I am standing on the deck of a research vessel, staring into water so dark it looks solid. I feel what I felt standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, watching the sun set: there are…
mongabay.cc
September 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Look, I'm not doing this for bants and likes, which seems to put me at odds with most of the political culture these days. This issue literally keeps me awake at night. How the hell do we get government - which exists above all to protect us from harm - to wake up to the scale of this threat?
September 4, 2026 at 7:48 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
Petition against the nonsense that are "carbon offsets"
You can add your name by signing the petition here: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/forests
✍️ SIGN THE PETITION: Protect native forests without giving big polluters a licence to pollute
The NSW Government has finally agreed to protect 176,000 hectares of forest and create the Great Koala National Park – a habitat for koalas and 66 other threatened species. But there's a catch. Under...
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
August 17, 2026 at 7:25 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
Don't you just love capitalism
August 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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thepointau.bsky.social
"Why data centre greenwashing is about to explode” by climate analyst, @ketanjoshi.co

Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
August 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
Lucky his father isn't alive, or he'd die of shame...
August 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
jennykr.bsky.social
@australia.theguardian.com
The word "illegal" (visa holders) should be in inverted commas... no such thing
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Get rid of them’: One Nation senator claims party will ‘remigrate’ illegal visa holders in resurfaced interview
Malcolm Roberts uses white supremacist concept to describe the party’s plans for deporting 200,000 people from Australia
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
jennykr.bsky.social
"This war should never have started and should not continue"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why would Trump agree to the Saudi nuclear deal? | Kenneth Roth
The agreement offers the Saudis the same options Trump has sworn Iran will never have
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
jennykr.bsky.social
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/le... @getup.org.au
Let me stay in the country I love
The government has the power to change this. They can give young people like me the chance to stay – to study, to work, to build a future in the place we already call home.  Right now, the peopl...
petitions.getup.org.au
July 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
Lying groundwork, eh
maranoagirl.bsky.social Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · Jul 17
⁉️ 'Shocking vulnerabilities': Trump makes sweeping claims China meddled in US elections. The US president made broad election security claims, laying groundwork for the federal government to take action.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'Shocking vulnerabilities': Trump makes sweeping claims China meddled in US elections
The US president made broad election security claims, laying groundwork for the federal government to take action.
www.sbs.com.au
July 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
Independence from...?
SMH
July 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
jennykr.bsky.social
nsw.gov.com
"The NSW government declared a proposal to develop a Blue Mountains site ... allowing it to be assessed under the Housing Delivery Authority pathway, despite knowing it was certified as bushfire-prone land. The day after the decision was made, that certification disappeared" SMH
July 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
jennykr.bsky.social
"The energy transition needs more rare earths, lithium, copper, nickel and graphite – quickly and at competitive prices. Blanket decoupling from China risks making EVs, wind turbines, batteries and grid infrastructure more expensive and slower to implement"
pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...
Diversifying the critical minerals supply chain
Reducing dependence on China in the world's critical mineral supply chain doesn’t require building a separate market. The trading system must find a balance between defence interests and the push for ...
pearlsandirritations.com
July 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
jennykr.bsky.social
"It was awarded under a limited tender. No open market. No competition. No opportunity for an Australian firm to even put its hand up"
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Sovereignty surrendered: U.S. firm Palantir invited into the engine room of ADF
Defence software sovereignty is outsourced to U.S. firm Palantir in a $7.6 million limited tender contract.
independentaustralia.net
July 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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paulmac.bsky.social
Anthropogenic Global Warming & Extreme/Record Heat (File created 20250604) 🧵

www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/202...

#ExtremeHeat
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
UAE has hottest May on record after temperatures top 50ºC | The National
New average high reported for second month in a row, but June is off to a cooler start
www.thenationalnews.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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paulmac.bsky.social
CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution

bsky.app/profile/extr...

#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#ExtremeWeather
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
extremetemps.bsky.social Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · Jul 10
Record heat never ends in Central America:
36.2 Retalhuleu
Hottest July day in history -again

Every single day of 2026,in every single country in North America and Caribbean, records have been broken and rebroken continuosly.
This is set to get worse.
July 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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paulmac.bsky.social
CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution

bsky.app/profile/extr...

#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#ExtremeWeather
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
extremetemps.bsky.social Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · Jul 10
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN SE ASIA
Hundreds of records of high Minimums smashed in Thailand,Vietnam,Indonesia,Philippines and Malaysia.
Records today include:
29.2 Aparri
29.0 Daet
28.9 Infanta
28.4 Legaspi
28.4 Calayan
28.0 Tuguegarao
27.8 Virac
27.4 Angeles
27.0 Ternate
etc
July 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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simonrosenberg.bsky.social
A few years ago, the FBI identified neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other #FarRight extremists as the greatest domestic terror threat to the Unted States.

Now they get to march in the president's parade.
July 5, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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mjkwho.bsky.social
July 4, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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edhawkins.org
Hotter and hotter and hotter

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New records set in many European countries
July 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
You can call them asylum seekers, ABC
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Foreign nationals deported after reaching Far North Queensland by boat
The federal government says a group of foreign nationals has been removed from Australia after reaching Far North Queensland illegally by boat this week.
www.abc.net.au
July 2, 2026 at 5:21 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
Perhaps The Christian Brothers need a name change...
The Grifter Bros?
(SMH)
June 29, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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galesinatra.bsky.social
I think we just passed oops.
A timeline of climate change concern.
June 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
jennykr.bsky.social
GET ON IT Anthony Albanese
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
Warning fire ants could kill thousands of pets a year
If Australia does not ramp up fire ant eradication efforts, the invasive species will cause billion-dollar economic impacts and dozens of deaths, a study finds.
www.abc.net.au
June 26, 2026 at 7:34 AM